Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21@ Sam Houston | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — |
#38
Caden Costa
Senior kicker on UNLV's 2025 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Mandeville, LA
Recruiting
3★
K recruit
No. 1978 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss
Last played in 2025.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior kicker on UNLV's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2021.
- Transferred from Memphis to UNLV in 2025.
Caden Costa
Handles his kicks without drama. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles against UCLA — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
202111 games
- Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Mandeville
20248 games
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7/10 (70%) | 1/1 | 0/2 | |
| 2023 | 1/1 | -- | -- | |
| Career | 8/11 (73%) | 1/1 | 0/2 |
Game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
How he plays
Play style
Handles his kicks without drama.
CFB Index positional classification
The battery
UNLV’s specialists
- #36Andrew McIlquhamLong snapper · Sr.
- #56Andrew O'ReillyLong snapper · Fr.
- #52Sam WolfendenLong snapper · Fr.
- #33Cameron BrownPunter · Fr.46 punts · 43.8 avg · 17 inside the 20
- #37Carter JulaPunter · Fr.
- #39Konner MelzerPunter · Sr.
- #32Ramon VillelaKicker · So.15 of 20 on field goals
- #38Caden CostaKicker · Sr.
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles his kicks without drama.
K
His 2024 production profile sits closest to James Turner’s 2021 season.
Matches James on
Longest make
Height
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ryan Fitzgerald's junior season at Florida State (2022).
86%match
All-ACC
Matches Ryan on
Class year
Longest make
FG%
Player DNA
Players who play like Caden Costa
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology